, 1887-10-13
THE DETROIT TEAM.

The DETROIT TEAM. 90
PEN PICTURES OF THE BASEBALL
.a. LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. Ha
Biographical Sketches OF the wfelders
of the Bat and Hunters of the Leather,
Who Have Succeeded in Securing the
PennRnt This Year. ,-.-r.,U ..,
~ETs ETROIT lovers OF
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LA~ NO the great American
HHA game Of baseball
-. MLBHW are jubilant, and
N6sBM IN with reason, fol
HEEAh1C~ their club has
IWSSfH8D~ proven itself the
LSS-~ best in the Ameri.
NSD& can league, and
L%W .srr will nave the honor
IN of contesting with
the st. Louis
Browns for the championship of America,
according to the following schedules;
At st, Louis OIL Monday, Oct. 10.
At Chicago on Tuesday, Oct. II.
At Detroit on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
at Pittsburg on Thursday, Oct. 10.
At Philadelphia Ueague park on Friday, Oct,
At brooklyn on Saturday, oct. 10.
At Philadelphia (Association park on Monday,
Oct. II.
At Boston on Tuesday, Oct. IS.
At Staten Island on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
At Baltimore on Thursday, Oct. %. g.
At Washington on Friday, Oct. 81.
At Brooklyn on Saturday, Oct. %.
At Cincinnati on Monday, Oct. %.
At Louisville on Tuesday, Oct. p.
At st. Louis on Wednesday, Oct. %.
Lovers of the game who read this paper will
BIO interested in the appended group portraits
OF the Detroit clubs men and its manager and
in the following brief sketches of each player;
William Shindle, third baseman, was born in
Gloucester City n. j., Dec. 8, 1868; is 8 feet 8 IL
inches in height and weighs 165 pounds. He FIRST
played ball professionally with the Wilmington,
Del, Eastorn League club, in 1885, as third base
man. This club disbanded after two months
play. He then went to Norfolk, Va, same
league, and finished the season as third baseman,
with a fielding average of $50 and batting .23O.
BE opened the season OF 1896 with the Utica club,
OF the International league, as third baseman,
which club won tho pennant. He played In
ninety-six championship games, with q batting
average of .9C7, fielding .672. He has played right
field, second base and third base. He went to De-
troit during the latter part of 1896.
Dennis Brouthers, first basemnn and one OF the
Big Four" was born at Sylvan Lake, N. Y.
He Is 0 feet 9 inches in height, and weighs 267
pounds. His first professional game was with
the Etnas, of Wappinger Falls. in 1867. Occu-
pying the pitchers box in 1880 he played in
Stottsville, Lansingburg and Troy city. In the
latter club he alternated between first base and
the box In 1880 he was with the Orioles, of
Baltimore, rs q first basemnn, but the club dis
banded June % of same season. Mr.. Brouthers
then signed with the Rochester team, which dis
banded Aug. 10 Of the same year. He returned
to Troy, and next season signed with Buffalo,
where he remained until the fall of 1885. being
sold as one of the big Four" to Detroit. lie is
one of the most scientific hitters in the country,
leading the league In 1SS2-S3; in 1884 standing
fifth, 1885 second, and in 1886 third. AS a bats.
man he has few, II any, superiors.
Hardy Richardson, loft fielder, Is one of tho
most famous Big Four" and is considered one
Of the best general players in the country. As u
batter he has few superiors-In 1896 standing
fifth among 40 batters. Richardson was born at
Clarksboro, N. j., April 81, 1855. He is 8 feet 80
inches In height, and weighs 1TS pounds. In 1876
he played with the Gloucester, N. j., club as
third baseinRn and catcher. He played with the
Philndelphias up TO July, 1876, when he Joined
the Birmingham Crickets, remaining with them
during the season of 1877. In 1873 he played with
Utica. N. Y, club as fielder, first, second and
third base and short stop, and won The Clipper
medal for best fielding average. He played with
the Buffaloes from 1879 to 1885, when he Joined
the Detroit club.
J. c. Rowe was born at Harrisburg, Pa, in
1857. He weighs 40 pounds, and is 3 feet 8 inches
in height. In 1877 he played with Janesville,
Wis, and Milwaukee clubs; in 1873 with the Pc
oria, Ills, club; in 1879 with Rockford, Ills; 1879
to 81 with Buffalo. He is one of the big Four
sold to Detroit in 1855, and Is one of the best
catchers in the league. In 1885 he had u fielding
average of .S5l, standing third among nineteen
catchers, Latterly, however, Rowe has confined
himself to short stop work, at which he has made
a magnificent showing.
Charles Camel, catcher, was born In 1868. His
weight is $50 pounds, height O feet. He played
his FIRST professional engagement with the Min
neapolis club in 1888, playing at first base, filling
the same positlen until June, and then finished
the season as catcher. In 1885 he caught for the
Philadelphia League club, and on June l, 1896,
was released by tho Philadelphias and Joined the
Detroits June IL, holding the position ever since.
Camel is q fine catcher and fair batter. He is
one of the most valuable men of the Detroit
team.